glovework

Definitions

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n. Fielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves.

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Examples

Among Mets with at least 2,000 plate appearances, Mr. Beltran has provided more value per plate appearance than any save John Olerud, who gets a slight edge largely because of his glovework at first base.

But there's one problem nobody wants to address: After years of paying good money to watch burly men launch baseballs into celestial orbit, it's not clear whether fans are ready to pay the same price to watch nifty glovework.

Mitch Korn, goalie coach for the Nashville Predators, notes that the rule changes have increased the importance of such skills as stick handling and glovework -- skills that can help reduce scoring chances off rebounds.